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The Facebook of Teledildonics: Frixion.me

November 21, 2013 by oldowner 2 Comments

Less than a week after the Novint Falcon went viral for it’s alternative use as a virtual sex toy, Frixion.me has popped onto the radar – readying themselves to provide a real, working implementation and teledildonics API. Not only will they build the right attachments, they’re also hoping you’ll interface with your remote or even virtual partner through the Frixion.me web API. You can head over there now and sign up for beta access when it opens next year.

The hardware isn’t new, though there are plans to interface with other current and future sex toys with a simple interface. Of note is the inclusion of one-to-many broadcast system; as well as being used for one-on-one intimate remote connections between members of the social network, you could in theory be a part of a more communal synchronised session, with many participants experiencing the same sensations being played out by one central character.

Beyond the basic implementation of virtual and remote sex, you can imagine an extreme cyberpunk vision of the future: a teen heartthrob takes centre stage, thrusting in time to music as a million fans worldwide are simultaneously on the receiving end of his virtual motions. A One Direction virtual sex session, anyone?

I remain sceptical though – while their Twitter account has been active for quite some time, the video popped up a few days after the world went mad for the the first unofficial use of the Novint Falcon, and I’m fairly certain the website was thrown together overnight. It’s quite possible they’re just trying to ride the wave of popularity. Their Angel List pitch claims to have:

Fully patented, licensed, and unique to FriXion; our most advanced peripherals use real-time bidirectional force feedback telemetry, and can be configured for any gender or orientation.

The only thing we’ve seen resembling “real-time bidirectional force feedback” is the Novint peripheral, which is neither unique nor patented to Frixion; their video makes no reference to it either, so it does come across as trying to pass the technology off as their own. I would love to be wrong on this, though.

It’s Happening: Oculus Rift + Tenga + Novint Falcon

November 13, 2013 by oldowner 1 Comment

Oh, Japan. We’ve already seen a penis controller that measures your thrust to change the speed on-screen animation. From the November 2013 Oculus Game Japan in Tokyo, team resentment (a 4 man team, one of whom works for Illusion.jp) stuck a Tenga on the end of a Novint Falcon – which combined with an Oculus Rift for the visual feedback, makes an entirely automated virtual masturbator.

Fun fact of the day: Japanese are huge fans of onomatopoeia, where words are made to sound like the action they describe. “Shiko shiko” is the sound of a guy masturbating.

The system is unique for its use of a Novint Falcon, an ageing 3D haptic controller that’s seeing a resurgence in interest thanks to the new VR revolution.

However, it looks like it’s been reverse engineered since it wouldn’t normally be used to move on it’s own – as a controller, it offers force feedback to the user so they can feel their way around 3d objects. To be honest, it’s not the best makeshift thrusting machine. They also demonstrated the device being used in a more traditional controller setup, where the user thrusts and a certain amount of realistic resistance is felt.

Apparently, this isn’t the first time the Falcon has been made to thrust on its own, as this video from 2007 shows… Warning: making your Falcon do this is a sure fire way to break it.

Also featured at the game jam was the use of a model posing device – QuMarion – to change the sexual position an the in-game character.

Meh, I’ll leave you with this too.

Oculus Rift + Tenga + Novint Falcon, what do you think?

Source: ITMedia.jp

Taking Realistic VR Porn Up a Notch: Infinite Realities

September 9, 2013 by oldowner Leave a Comment

Infinite Realities are UK leaders in 3D face and body scans – using a system of up 115 DSLR cameras and off-the-shelf photo-stitching software from AgiSoft for amazing levels of detail. They’ve created a set of ultra-realistic 3D human models for Unity; the potential for realistic VR Porn experiences is obvious. While Japan will continue to produce stylised anime games in the jump to VR/3D, Western markets have always demanded greater levels of realism. The latest demo, with modifications from community developer Teddy – creator of the HydraDeck demo, now famous for demonstrating positional tracking with a body-mounted Hydra controller – is now available to download.

As anyone familiar with robotics will know, there’s a point called “uncanny valley” in which too much realism is just creepy. It’s a point just before “perfectly convincing” where users will actually prefer a much less convincing robot. In other words, if the human element isn’t isn’t absolutely perfect, we would rather interact with something that’s obviously a robot. It’s tough to say where Infinite Realities fall into this with some movement and a practical application. Visually, as a 3D model, they do look convincing perfect – but of course, visuals alone are only half the battle. Luckily, 3D motion capture is well established, so we should be able to judge that aspect soon. They’re also developing their own “4D” scanning, which capture motion at the same time. It’s incredible stuff, and sure to be the future of all gaming, not just porn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBjGEMmq7X8

In other news, a hilarious fake commercial for Oculus Rift has been doing the rounds – unfortunately, the Oculus Rift edited version was removed from YouTube (mirror here at eBaumsWorld), however the original (and even stranger) source video from French band Is Tropical can still be found on Vimeo.

New Yunalus VR Porn Demo with Hydra and Leap Motion

August 23, 2013 by oldowner Leave a Comment

Illusion.jp have quietly released another teaser featuring Yunalus, this time by way of their YouTube channel, and not a playable demo. The video translates roughly as:

We invite you to the 3d environment with the appearance of “virtual device”
It feels like you’re really there
With this high tech device
Of course you can look from underneath too!
Breasts changed matched with hand movements!

The video shows positional tracking with a Hydra, and when used with the Leap Motion, it shows the girls breasts being enlarged with a gesture. That’s certainly a novel use, I guess.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6baEkA_PI5s

Finally, the creators mention “OcuFes” (Oculus Festival) a meetup hosted in a Burger café in Akihabara, Tokyo where you can try out the Yunalus demos and meet with fellow Otaku. There’s also a list of some other Japanese Rift demos to download on that page.

Clearly, there’s nothing solid yet – this is just another tech demo with the creators toying around. Would they actually release a VR porn game that required the Hydra, Leap Motion, Oculus Rift *and* no doubt a penis controller? Doubtful.

Remote Internet Controlled Vibrator

August 12, 2013 by oldowner Leave a Comment

Vibease – a wearable smart remote internet control vibrator – has already more than quadrupled it’s rather modest Indiegogo funding goal of $15k. The device is one of the first of a new breed of internet connected sex toys that allows both remote play with a partner anywhere in the world, as well as a Bluetooth connection for smartphone “experiences”.

It’s not like Vibease is the first remote controlled vibrator ever, but it’s difficult to find anything that works on the other side of the room – let alone the other side of the world. Vibease aims to empower those long distance relationships. Lending her name to promote the project is Hermione Way, star of Bravo’s Start-Ups: Silicon Valley reality TV show, herself in a long-distance relationship.

Vibease’s custom mobile app provides remote control and messaging functionality, as well as “enhanced erotic stories” available to download (some premium, others created by users). As these stories are read aloud, a linked Vibease springs to life, reacting differently at specific parts of the story. It’s easy to how how the device could also be tied nicely into erotic Rift experiences – here’s hoping Vibease publish an open API, though according to the creators there are no plans in place for one currently.

It’s an interesting idea, essentially taking the process of fantasy creation out of the head of the user and packaging it up for sale, but I can also see it being a little frustrating if you’d tied to the pace of a specific story – luckily there is manual mode.

The app will include a custom mode which gives some clues as to the amount of variation in sensations produced by the device:

Also in custom mode is the ability to record your partners voice as assign vibrations using an interface similar to a drum beat sequencer.

Creating your own customized fantasies with your partner is fun, exciting and will surely add to the physical and emotional richness of your relationship.You can even upload your own personal fantasy to the Fantasy Library and let other people listen to your fantasy.

It’s a fascinating project that really adds something to the remote vibrator market. Reserve yours now at the early adopter price of $79 and estimated delivery of October, after which it will retail at $99. Note: iPhone version is only compatible with 4S and later models due to use of BlueTooth 4.0 low energy mode; the Android version is incompatible with earlier iPhone models too.

Rift Patch Makes This The First VR Porn Game

August 2, 2013 by oldowner 3 Comments

Entrepeneurs have talked about it, Rift owners have secretly dreamed about it, others have predicted it would bring about the downfall of humanity – and just as I suspected, Japan was more than happy to just get on with it.

In fact, the only VR porn demo to be released in the wild so far had come from Illusion.jp [NSFW], an eroge maker famous this side of the pond for its controversial (and in most countries, banned) RapeLay game. It was but a one-room demo viewed from the perspective of a child, and left most users understandably baffled.

Say hello to Custom Maid 3D, a year old game from Japanese developers KISS, responsible for such classics as “How to Make a Perverted Girlfriend” and “Custom Fuck Slave” (translations mine – like most Japanese porn game makers, they are English averse). The game itself already had a rather high-tech slant thanks to its unique peripheral – the Ju-C, an electronic onahole with various sensors – designed to measure the intensity of your actions and adjust on-screen character movements suitably.

Forget WiiSports – motion detection finally has a real world usage scenario! The controller, featuring a washable hole in the centre, has a button you can press to indicate the point of orgasm – triggering some additional in-game animations.

An alpha patch published discreetly last week makes KISS the first developers of a Rift-compatible full VR sex game. Here’s a gameplay video of the un-Rifted version. If you even need to ask if this is going to be NSFW, GTFO now, of course it bloody well is.

Gameplay is understandable light – you customise your girl, then let her dance, or go backstage for some more private action in a choice of themed rooms – and despite the high initial cost (~$150 import), there’s at least 10 DLC packs for additional costumes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVlytel3hg0

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